Riley Stories
Stories Archive
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Keely Quinn
During the early months of Michelle Quinn’s pregnancy with her seventh child, she had several premonitions about her baby. She specifically remembers seeing a banner at a mall that had a photo of a young child with Down syndrome.
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Jordan Wilkison
Lisa Wilkison carried her 6-week-old baby into the pediatrician’s office for a checkup. Before she knew what was happening, she was carrying him into a cardiologist’s office and then a hospital. Doctors had discovered a problem with his heart.
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Alexis Allen
Alexis Allen, an outgoing, optimistic 14-year-old from Noblesville, Ind., was born with spina bifida, a birth defect that involves the incomplete development of the spinal cord.
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Sheila Fraser
Ask 15-year-old Sheila Fraser of South Bend, Ind., what was special about the fourth grade, and you’ll hear how she became a level 7 gymnast and an undefeated 400-meter track star.
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Tim Courtney
The lowest temperature at which vapors from a liquid will ignite is called the flash point. Gasoline, with a flash point of minus 45 degrees Fahrenheit, is one of the world’s most dangerous liquids, capable of catching fire or exploding from something as innocuous as static electricity.
Sixteen-year-old Timothy Courtney of Muncie, Ind., was about to find this out. -
Ramonie Smith
Despite facing medically dire odds at a young age, 5-year-old Ramonie Smith and her family have reason to hope, according to her physicians at Riley Hospital for Children.
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AJ Stinger
A.J. Stinger is a remarkable 9-year-old boy from Marion, Ind., who has shown tremendous courage in his fight against leukemia and who now is turning his experience into compassion for others.
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Camino Sisters
Difficult and demanding medical conditions are no match for the bond forged between the Camino sisters, 11-year-old Sarah and 8-year-old Jodi, of Fort Wayne, Ind.
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Jac’Quel Jones
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Tatum Parker
One word appears repeatedly across the Riley Champion nominations for Tatum Parker: The 9-year-old's doctors, nurses, family friends and community leaders wholeheartedly agree that Tatum is "inspirational."
